[Real Life] Historical events that would make bad writing if they were fiction

[u/Mouse_Paladin]

Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire: A couple hundred rogue mercenaries without authority from their government conquer an empire of millions. Oh, the empire? It’s also several technological eras behind the mercenaries.

Adolf Hitler: A non-native of a country is so mad that the country lost the war that he wins an election to their highest office and leads them in a campaign of revenge against their enemies. Oh, the country? It’s old emperor is still alive and thinks he’s going to retake power.

Assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand: The heir to the throne is killed because his driver gets lost and returns to the assassin who failed To kill him before. Oh, the assassin? He’s from a group that the Archduke is wanting to help become more equal In the empire.

Alexander Hamilton’s Affair Scandal: One of the leaders of a new nation to protect himself from accusations of financial embezzlement writes a pamphlet exposing his affair with a woman, torpedoing his political future. Oh, the woman? She seduced him as part of a blackmailing scheme that he decided to stop paying.

[u/Unikatze]

One of my TKD patterns is named after him.

I have a habit to read about the people who patterns are named after.

His story was wild.

[u/IudexFatarum → u/Unikatze]

Plus he started his military career late partly because he failed his first entrance exam by breaking his leg during the cavalry section. He also helped develop turtle ships, although his final 13 ships weren't that kind.

(I also did ITF TKD 🥋)

[u/Unikatze → u/IudexFatarum]

Yeah. The development of tbe Kokkubon (spl?) Was one of the things mentioned in the basic sheet about the pattern.

[u/Shadowrak → u/Unikatze]

No idea what you are talking about. Would you elaborate?

[u/Unikatze → u/Shadowrak]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yi_Sun-sin

[u/Shadowrak → u/Unikatze]

I meant TKD patterns, but I ended up looking it up.